Memorial Day Program outline for Marshall services
Memorial Day events in Marshall on Sunday May 31 begin at 9 45 assemble at the Legion Memorial Home move to Court House Square with a band parade to St. Marys Cemetery short service at Memorial Home at 115 pm parade to Court House yard and cemetery at 230 pm and return to Court House square for retreat. speaker George McCarty Indiana State Normal College will deliver an address describing his noted career and service.
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Marshall
Legion Memorial
Drs
George
oMcCarty
Indiana
State Normal
American’ ‘Legion
Court’ House Square
George McCarty
Indiana State Teacher's College
Kiwanis International
Atlanta
Georgia
Forensec
Pi Kappa Delta
Europe
Prof
McCarty
Charles Newman Accepts New Superintendent Post
Charles Newman, longtime superintendent of Marshall City Schools, has accepted a new position in Holgar County. He will begin duties July 1 overseeing three high schools Brogton Met calf and Hume plus city and rural elementary schools. The Newmans plan to move to the locality.
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Charles Newman
Marshall City
Holgar
Rauel
Brogton
Metcalf
Hume
Newman
Breeders Join Guernsey Club Election Adds Two Members
The American Guernsey Cattle Club announces the election of two breeders in Marshall Illinois to membership. George H Zimmerly and Jay J Yeley & Son Meadowcroft Farm Marshall own registered Guernseys. The club is a national body with over 30 000 breeders.
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American Guernsey Cattle Club
Marshall
Ilinoii
George H. Zimmerly
Jay ‘J. Yeley
Marriage Licenses Listed For Several Couples
Irwin Ferdinandsen Jr of Chicago and Wilma Rose Pennell of Marshall. Clyde Watters Jr of Casey and Grace Marie Kemper of Casey. Harold McConkey of Paris and Anna May Davis of Paris.
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Irwin. Ferdinandsen, Jr
Chicago
Wilma Rose Pennell
Marshall
Clyde.Watters, Jr
Casey
Grace Marie Kemper
Harold McConkey
Paris
Anna May Davis
Work On Lake Begun By C S Engineering Co At Lake Edge
The C S Engineering Company of Springfield has been at work on the lake four miles southwest of town for almost a week. Appeals noted include Leon Henderson vs City of Casey and Scott vs John and Charles Madden with reviving judgment mentioned.
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C. ‘& S. “Engineering Company of
Springfield
Leon Henderson
City of
Casey
Justice’ Court
Mary M.’,Scott
John and
Chas. Madden
County Fair Directors Elected
Clark County Fair directors were chosen at a Wednesday meeting in the Court House. Officers elected: President Everett Smitley, Vice President Harry Reynolds, Secretary Free Huffington. Other board members: Fred Keifer, Ralph Mars, George Manning, Arthur Miller, Fenton Williams, Charles Bushee Sy.
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Clark County
Court House
Everett Smitley
Harry Reynolds
Free Huffington
Fred Keifer
Ralph Mars
George Manning
Arthur Miller
Fenton Wiliams
Charles Bushee Sy
Marshall chief appointed district superintendent takes post
Hadley, longtime superintendent of the Auburn Community Unit District in Sangamon County, will officially assume duties as superintendent of the Marshall Community Unit in June. The move consolidates leadership for the Marshall district as it prepares for the upcoming school year.
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Hadley
Auburn
Sangamon County
Marshall ‘Community Unit
Offi ‘Cially
Former Marshall minister L Zi Smith dies at Delavan
Rev L Zi Smith longtime pastor of the Christian Church from 1928 to 1886 is dead. Funeral held Thursday at 1 PM in Delavan. Survived by widow Mrs S Smith and a daughter Mrs Barbara Heal and son Gerald L Smith.
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L. Zi. Smith
The
Christian Church
Delaval
Wiscon
S Smith
Commencement of City Schools Graduation List
The City Schools commencement held at 8 00 p m at the Marshall D Church featured diplomas awarded to a large roster of graduates including Barkley Mary Fayer Brown Roass Mary Carpenter Pleanor Teapelle Cooper Nettie Frances Duran Woody Eugene Ferris Jeanne Findley Jake Flood Owen E Flowers Robert John Geheb Edith Louise Gilbert Erness Lee Griffith Jackie Lee Ga red Francis Hoback William Hollenbeck Emma Carolyn Hue ginia Kraemer Hilda Below James Lowry Ann Jade Macey Donald Edward Miller Pcia Alice Miller Claude Fredertan Morecraft Antone Max Murphy Beverly June Murphy David Ritter Nash Delilah Bernadine Rodgers Charlotte Ann Schwebel Mary Ales Stout Charlotte Jean Trueblood Kenneth Vanarsdalen Richard Walker Robert K Walker Harold Deena Washburn John Whitkanack Jr Donald Lee Whitkanack Leon Washburn
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Marshall D Once
Howard
Barkley
Mary
Fayer Brown
Roass
Mary Carpenter
Pleanor
Teapelle
Cooper
Nettie Frances Duran
Woody
Eugene Ferris
Jeanne. Findley
Jake’ Flood
Owen_E. Flowers
Farewell Dinner for Allen and Ne at Methodist Church
Members of the Wedding Ring College of the Methodist church and their families gathered Thursday evening in the church dining room for a farewell dinner honoring Allen and NE. Guests of honor included Mr and Mrs J Chasten Newman and others. gifts were presented to each family as tributes by Glover.
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Wedding Ring Collegee
The
Methodist Church
Allen
Chasten
Newman
C. W. Donnelly
Lawrence Hutchins
A. A. Claypool
Mire
Glover
Ve. Frank Ebright
George Mitchell
Mildred
Jared
Russell
Stahl
Charles Glover
Henry Lemon
James Arnold
Wm. Sprague
Robert, Flowers
Carl Hinkin
Frank
Lioyd Pepe
Ralph Gentry
Charles Schwebel
Basil” Moore
Emerson Mischler
Charles’ Port Ter
Wm. Smitley
Deaths include Higginbotham and Smith in Marshall area
Mrs. Dorothy Higginbotham of West Union died at St. Anthony Hospital aged 27. Survived by husband Herschel two sons mother Mrs. Gertie Smitley and several siblings. Funeral at Christian Church West Union with Rev. H. J. Kemp. burial Harrison Cemetery. Also memorial notices for William S. Pine of Marshall died age 91 with large survivor list. services at Marrs Funeral Home. burial Marshall Cemetery. Miss Mollie Smith, 73, of Marshall died Friday. survived by sister and two brothers. service by Rev. F. H. Ebright Moore Funeral Home with burial at Marshall Cemetery.
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Dorothy Higginbotham
West Union
St. Anthony Hospital
Herschel
Robert
Ronald
Gertie Smitley
Marshall
Prust Funeral
Christian Church
H. J
Kemp
Harrison Cemetery
William S. Pine
Wabash Township
Clarence
Ross
Clyde
Harold
Cliff
Fred
Terre Haute
Goldie Cox
Los Angeles
Flora Carty
Flozzie Craig
Grace Snedeker
Alma Tingley
John Beltz
Marrs Funfs
Mowery
Marshall Cemetery
Mollie Smith
Jess Ruttman
Burns Smith
Harry Smith
Seattle
Washington
Moore Funeral Home
F. H. Ebright
Reunion of Class of 1893 Marks 55th Anniversary Dinner
Five remaining graduates of 1893 met their teacher Miss Fannie Andrews for their 55th graduation anniversary. A dinner was attended by Mrs. Nell Gallagher Moyer of Cairo Mrs Ben Baird Mrs Johns Coates Miss Sallie Dawson Ruth Neal of Terre Haute and others. Lois Lerner underwent appendicitis surgery Tuesday at Union Hospital in Terre Haute.
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Fannie Andrews
Nell Gallagher Moyer
Cairo
Ben Baird
John” S Coates
Sallie Dawson
Ruth i Neal
Terre Haute
Lois Lerner
Union Hospital
Marshall Passengers On Wrecked Bus Near Beecher
A bus driven by James Fritcher of Marshall wrecked early Saturday near Beecher Illinois close to Chicago Heights. Herman Cork traveling home to Marshall from Green Bay Wisconsin broke his nose and a skull fracture while other Marshall riders Mrs Percy Pine Mrs Tarks and son escaped non life threatening injuries. Mrs Tarks was Doris Plank formerly of Marshall.
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James Fritcher
Marshall
Saturdaa
Beecher
Illinois
Chicago’ Heights
Herman Cork
Green Bay
Wisconsin
Pancatet
St James Hospital
Chicago
Percy, Pine
Rich‘Tarks and Son
Tarks
Doris Plank
Clayton Plank
Real Estate Transfers and Warranty Deeds May 1948 Marshall area
A list of property transfers and warranty deeds dated May 1948 in Marshall and surrounding additions. Names include Faye Vanarsdalen to Thompson. Lena M. Tade to Prince. Hugh McDonald to Shawver. Albert Edwards to Carpenter. Tennessee McConnell to Ritter. Minnie Hancock to Mitchell. Mabel Sterner to Joseph Jackson. Virginia Delashmutt to George Daugherty. Hutchinson to Hall. Herschel Short to Rudolph Bell. Preston Chenoweth to Vangie Darlington. Walter Dawson to Buckner. Vangie Darlington to Chenoweth. Hurley Nickles to Nellie Hendrix. Haslitt to Fred Gagen. Gagen to Haslitt. Deeds show various lots and blocks in Archer's, Dulaney, Peters, and original town additions with nominal consideration.
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Manly
Marshall
Albert and
Charlotte Edwards
Benjamin Carpenter
Archer
Frank
Greta ‘Mitchell
Dulaney
Casey
Mabel
Charley Sterner
Joseph
Jackson
B Williams
Joseph Jackson
Virginia
Delashmutt
George Daugherty
Anderson's
Wm. B. Archer
Herschel
Minnie Short
Rudolph
Pauline Bell
Preston
Fern Chenoweth
Vangie Darlington
Walter
Lila
Dawson
Clayton
Lola Buckner
Eugene
Ralph Chenoweth
Hurley
Artrella Nickles
Nellie Hendrix
Auburn
Mrs Lys Davison Breaks Arm in Fall
Mrs Elizabeth Davison, newly moved above the Herald office, fell at the G. O. Frazier residence Wednesday afternoon and sustained a broken arm above the elbow.
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Lys Davison
Elizabeth Davison
Herald Office
G. O. Frazier
Return from Western Trip by Several Local Women
Mrs. Dick Nelson Mrs. Ben Forsythe and daughters Mrs. K H Ward and Mrs. Jane Rose returned Sunday after a week's visit in Hutchinson Kansas and Bolivar Missouri where they visited with Mrs. Elizabeth Spurgeon Dick Nelson's sister.
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Dick Nelson
Ben Forsythe
K. H. Ward
Jane Rose
Hutchinson
Kansas
Bolivar
Missouri
Elizabeth Spurgeon
Ral
Poppy Day Events And Local Notices
Poppy Day activities set for Saturday May 29 with children meeting at Stanfield's Store at eight oclock. Local updates report Mrs Clarence Thompson of West Union recovering after surgery at St Anthony Hospital. A fishing trip at Horneshoe Lake near Cairo involved several residents including Benton Marrs Heber Nash Charles Blundell Frank Meehling Robert Flowers and Harry Simpson.
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Stanfield
Clarence Thompson
West Union
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Benton Marrs
Heber Nash
Charles Blundell
Frank Meehling
Robert Flowers
Harry Simpson
Horneshoe Lake
Cairo
Bicycle Road Race Returns After Ball Game Tonight
A five mile bicycle road race will be held this evening following the ball game. The course runs from the northeast corner of the square through Holler's corner Van Depot Chenoweth's residence Graham Ed Howell Bland and back to the start. Dr W H McNary longtime physician and former state senator died at his Martinsville home Saturday night. Gorham's Bazaar offers shoes from 98c to 3.00. Amos Lucan left Friday for the Klondike. Comrade Wm Layton shared a letter from Edwin in camp at Chicamauga Park. Alex Shawver of Dolson began a trip to his boyhood home in Alexander Co Virginia.
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Holler
Gorham’s Bazaar
Amos Lucan
Klondike
Wm. Layton
Edwin
Chicamauga Park
Alex Shawver
Dolson
Alexander Co
Virginia
Forty Years Ago and Thirty Years Ago in Local History
A mixed retrospective notes floods of 1875 and river changes, recalling the Meron high water mark, York Illinois river cut off in 1823, and chatter about fashion gowns and new roads. Also mentions 1918 events including a Clark County death, military enlistments, and local visits.
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Meron
York
Illinois
Twenty Years Ago Victims and Events in Dolson Township
A 71 year old woman, Mrs Riley Davis, died at her home in Dolson Township on Saturday. Ada Yeats of Pioneer Creamery was injured Saturday when acid spilled on both feet. Rev L Z Smith, Windsor Christian Church, has accepted a call from the Christian Church at Marshall Illinois. A seven year old daughter of Owen Perry near Clarksville broke her collar bone after falling from a tree. Theodore Norton and Mrs Jessie Smith of Marshall were married Thursday by Rev T D Black. Mr and Mrs Joe Connelly announce the birth of a baby girl born Thursday morning. Mrs John Clapp, post appendectomy recovery, returned home from Union Hospital Terre Haute. Clarence Collier of Hatton to teach the winter storm of school at Choctaw. Justin Harlan returned from San Antonio Texas where he spent the winter.
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Riley Davis
Dolson Township
Ada Yeats
Pioneer Creamery
L. Z Smith
Windsor Christian Church
Christian Church
Marshall
Illinois
Owen Perry
Clarksville
Theodore Norton
Jessie Smith
T. D. ‘Black
Joe Connelly
John Clapp
Union Hospital
Terre Haute
Clarence Collier
Hatton
Choctaw
Justin Harlan
San Antonio
Texas
County Clerk John Quick Marries Carrie Bradley in 1938
Ten years ago county clerk John Quick wed Miss Carrie Bradley in a Sunday ceremony conducted by Rev. J. I. O'Neal. The report notes Duane C. Stevens, age 15, as a son of unspecified parentage in the fragment.
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John Quick
Carrie Bradley
J. I. O'Neal
Duane C. Stevens
Illinois Telephone seeks higher rates to cover costs
The Illinois Telephone Company filed May 20 with the Illinois Commerce Commission for approval of a new statewide rate schedule covering 42 exchanges in Central Illinois. Management cites war era cost increases and planned $2 million more investment as reasons for relief, proposing to end prompt payment penalties and hand set charges while keeping long distance largely unchanged.
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Illinois Telephone Company
Illinois Commerce Commission
Ilinois
Marshall
Cancer Drive Tops Last Year in Local Fundraising
The American Cancer Society drive, supported by the Jr. Woman's Club, raised 801.82 dollars, surpassing last year's 547.16. Miss Mary K. Prevo, treasurer, submitted the draft, thanking volunteers and contributors for their generous time and support of cancer research and prevention efforts.
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American Cancer Society
Jr. Woman’s Club
Mary K. Prevo
Jr. Woman's Club
Red Cross Chapter Chooses VA Hospital Volunteer Council
The Clark County Red Cross met at Mrs. H. C. Hauser’s Westfield home to discuss joining the Red Cross Volunteer Council at the Danville VA Hospital. Miss Irene Puhlman outlined the council’s plan to provide services and supplies to veterans. four Illinois and three Indiana chapters were asked to participate. The council will meet monthly at the hospital and requests will go through the hospital field director via the chapter volunteer service chairman who will be appointed soon.
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Clark County
American National Red Cross
H. C. Hauser
Westfield
Illinois
Red Cross Volunteer Council
Danville
Illnois
Irene Puhlman
General Field
Indiana
G. D. Farris
Deaths of Mr and Mrs William Stevens in Paris Hospital
Mr and Mrs William Stevens passed away Tuesday morning at Paris Hospital. A fire damaged two trucks of James G Mays carrying 300 dollars worth of merchandise in a barn on North Third Street Friday night of last week. Big Creek Crushed Rock Co sold 20 acres land and plant to Dewey and Ralph Montgomery last Thursday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Daniel Shumaker welcomed an 11 pound son born last Saturday. Miss Sarah Fredenberger left Tuesday for Buffalo New York to visit Prof and Mrs Paul Sloan. Mr and Mrs Leighton Annewehr visited over the weekend with her parents in Robinson.
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William Stevens
Paris Hospital
James G. Mays
North Third Street
Big Creek Crushed Rock Company
Dewey
Ralph Montgomery
Daniel Shumaker
Sarah Fredenberger
Also Mentioned on This Page
Charles ‘Newman
Guernsey
Pa Living Blood Bank
American Legion Memorial
Marshall Rotary Club
Illiana
Dana Camp Ground
State Line
U.S. 40
B. K. Bealy
Real Estate Transfess
James Haslitt
Fred Gagen
James Hasiitt
Joy Barrett
Robert Leon
John Saiter
Clifford
Jefferson Barracks
John Burkybile
Ray
Lucy Hutchens
Elizabeth Clark
Chris Stoelting
Roy Dickerson
Walnut Prairie
Martin Newlin
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